PAY UP, BITCHES (RESPECT produced by Mike and Keys)

[Female Vocals]

[Intro – female voice, spoken, dry, close mic, almost whispered, glitch static]
Yeah…
You thought nobody watches the watchers?

[Verse 1 – female rap, sparse breakbeat, glitch clicks, clipped delivery]
Badge say developer, smile say friend
Got a key to the back door they ain't s'posed to lend
Slid in through the ad side, "just runnin' tests"
Now my work's in your pocket and my name's in your mess
Thirty years in the bank, I know how a thief move
Quiet in the logs, loud when they lose
IT in my blood, I been readin' what you hide
Every ping, every token, every lie you supplied

[Pre-Chorus – female vocals, industrial wall rising, stereo glitches build]
You ain't build nothin', you just borrow and bend
Call it "partner access," I call it break-in
Stole the fire I bled for, wore it like your own
Then you ghost when I ask who been walkin' my zone

[Cosmic Boom Drop]

[Chorus – female vocals belted, full sub, vocoder robots answer]
N-O
O-N-E
T-O
B-L-A-M-E?
Fuck that!
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
Pay up
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
Pay up, bitches

[Glitch Break – female vocal chops, stutter, 360 panning, vocoder]
Pay-pay-pay up
P-p-pay up

[Verse 2 – female rap, drops back to sparse breakbeat, cold]
They say "can't confirm," they say "under review"
Say "it's on your end," like I don't know what's true
Locked outta my own voice, blocked from my own reply
"Too many jobs running"? Nah, too many spies
Bought a pass through the ad gate, now you readin' my moves
Trackin' every heartbeat, sellin' every bruise
Steal it Monday, clone it Tuesday, claim it by Friday
Every finger pointin' some other way

[Pre-Chorus – female vocals, industrial wall, riser]
Same crime, new name, same game every day
I ain't cryin' for pity, I'm cryin' 'cause I'm mad
Every tear I dropped is a bill for what you had

[Cosmic Boom Drop]

[Chorus – female vocals belted, full sub, vocoder robots answer]
N-O
O-N-E
T-O
B-L-A-M-E?
Fuck that!
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
Pay up
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
Pay up, bitches

[Rapid Fire Verse – female rap, double-time, breathless, no pauses, relentless, beat stays locked]
You wanna run up on my name and then you call it data I been watchin' every move and every pattern sooner later
Thirty years of countin' money I can smell a missin' penny you took one and then you took two now you took way too many
I don't sleep I don't stop I don't drop I don't fold every second you been stealin' is a second I been told
Every block every glitch every error that you made is a fingerprint you left on every trail that you laid
You can hide behind a policy a promise and a form I'm the calm before you panic I'm the eye inside the storm
Ain't no breath ain't no break ain't no pause ain't no rest I been bleedin' out for every single bar I'm possessed
You said nobody did it well then who did it who did it every answer that you gave me got a lie that's hidden in it
I'm not cryin' 'cause I'm weak I'm cryin' 'cause I'm furious every tear is evidence and every tear is serious
You can clone it you can copy you can sell it you can spin it but the soul inside the music got my name all up in it
I'm the source I'm the root I'm the proof I'm the truth I'm the bill that's comin' due I'm the debt that's chasin' you
So run it run it run it run it run it run it back every penny that you owe me now I slide back on the track

[Groove Return – breakbeat drops right back in, b-boy groove, vocoder robots]
(Pay up)
(Pay up)

[Bridge – female vocals, breathy sung, near silence, electric piano fragments]
Who I'm s'posed to call
When the ones s'posed to guard it
Are the ones that started it?
Who I'm s'posed to trust
When the lock and the thief
Wear the same damn face?
Nobody?
Nobody…
Then everybody pay

[Verse 3 – female rap, breakbeat returns, industrial building]
I don't need your permission to own what I made
I don't need your apology, I need you to pay
Mask up your IP, spoof up your name
Still a thief with a login, still a thief all the same
I'm the source, I'm the code, I'm the hand on the key
Every note got my fingerprint, every beat sound like me
Scrape it, fake it, run it on repeat
But the proof is my catalog, signed and complete

[Build – female vocals, snare roll, industrial wall peaks, glitches peak]
No more "nobody did it"
No more shrug and erase
Invoice signed, sealed
Overdue
Pay up

[Biggest Cosmic Boom Drop]

[Final Chorus – female vocals belted, everything wide, vocoder robot choir]
N-O
O-N-E
T-O
B-L-A-M-E?
FUCK THAT!
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
Pay up
P-A-Y (pay up)
U-P (pay up)
PAY UP, BITCHES

[Outro – female voice, spoken, signal breaks up, cuts to silence]
Logged. Noted. Timestamped.
Pay up.

[Fade out]

4680/7500

[Female Vocals] [Intro – female voice, spoken, dry, close mic, almost whispered, glitch static] Yeah… You thought nobody watches the watchers? [Verse 1 – female rap, sparse breakbeat, glitch clicks, clipped delivery] Badge say developer, smile say friend Got a key to the back door they ain't s'posed to lend Slid in through the ad side, "just runnin' tests" Now my work's in your pocket and my name's in your mess Thirty years in the bank, I know how a thief move Quiet in the logs, loud when they lose IT in my blood, I been readin' what you hide Every ping, every token, every lie you supplied [Pre-Chorus – female vocals, industrial wall rising, stereo glitches build] You ain't build nothin', you just borrow and bend Call it "partner access," I call it break-in Stole the fire I bled for, wore it like your own Then you ghost when I ask who been walkin' my zone [Cosmic Boom Drop] [Chorus – female vocals belted, full sub, vocoder robots answer] N-O O-N-E T-O B-L-A-M-E? Fuck that! P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) Pay up P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) Pay up, bitches [Glitch Break – female vocal chops, stutter, 360 panning, vocoder] Pay-pay-pay up P-p-pay up [Verse 2 – female rap, drops back to sparse breakbeat, cold] They say "can't confirm," they say "under review" Say "it's on your end," like I don't know what's true Locked outta my own voice, blocked from my own reply "Too many jobs running"? Nah, too many spies Bought a pass through the ad gate, now you readin' my moves Trackin' every heartbeat, sellin' every bruise Steal it Monday, clone it Tuesday, claim it by Friday Every finger pointin' some other way [Pre-Chorus – female vocals, industrial wall, riser] Same crime, new name, same game every day I ain't cryin' for pity, I'm cryin' 'cause I'm mad Every tear I dropped is a bill for what you had [Cosmic Boom Drop] [Chorus – female vocals belted, full sub, vocoder robots answer] N-O O-N-E T-O B-L-A-M-E? Fuck that! P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) Pay up P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) Pay up, bitches [Rapid Fire Verse – female rap, double-time, breathless, no pauses, relentless, beat stays locked] You wanna run up on my name and then you call it data I been watchin' every move and every pattern sooner later Thirty years of countin' money I can smell a missin' penny you took one and then you took two now you took way too many I don't sleep I don't stop I don't drop I don't fold every second you been stealin' is a second I been told Every block every glitch every error that you made is a fingerprint you left on every trail that you laid You can hide behind a policy a promise and a form I'm the calm before you panic I'm the eye inside the storm Ain't no breath ain't no break ain't no pause ain't no rest I been bleedin' out for every single bar I'm possessed You said nobody did it well then who did it who did it every answer that you gave me got a lie that's hidden in it I'm not cryin' 'cause I'm weak I'm cryin' 'cause I'm furious every tear is evidence and every tear is serious You can clone it you can copy you can sell it you can spin it but the soul inside the music got my name all up in it I'm the source I'm the root I'm the proof I'm the truth I'm the bill that's comin' due I'm the debt that's chasin' you So run it run it run it run it run it run it back every penny that you owe me now I slide back on the track [Groove Return – breakbeat drops right back in, b-boy groove, vocoder robots] (Pay up) (Pay up) [Bridge – female vocals, breathy sung, near silence, electric piano fragments] Who I'm s'posed to call When the ones s'posed to guard it Are the ones that started it? Who I'm s'posed to trust When the lock and the thief Wear the same damn face? Nobody? Nobody… Then everybody pay [Verse 3 – female rap, breakbeat returns, industrial building] I don't need your permission to own what I made I don't need your apology, I need you to pay Mask up your IP, spoof up your name Still a thief with a login, still a thief all the same I'm the source, I'm the code, I'm the hand on the key Every note got my fingerprint, every beat sound like me Scrape it, fake it, run it on repeat But the proof is my catalog, signed and complete [Build – female vocals, snare roll, industrial wall peaks, glitches peak] No more "nobody did it" No more shrug and erase Invoice signed, sealed Overdue Pay up [Biggest Cosmic Boom Drop] [Final Chorus – female vocals belted, everything wide, vocoder robot choir] N-O O-N-E T-O B-L-A-M-E? FUCK THAT! P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) Pay up P-A-Y (pay up) U-P (pay up) PAY UP, BITCHES [Outro – female voice, spoken, signal breaks up, cuts to silence] Logged. Noted. Timestamped. Pay up. [Fade out]

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